Liam O'Mara IV, PhDMar 1
The terrorist #WhiteLeague was formed on #ThisDayInHistory in 1874 to defend #WhiteSupremacy and "#Christianity" in #Louisiana. They operated as a paramilitary made up of #Confederate veteran shitheads, determined to break the new government and stoke fear among Black Americans.
Writers of WrongsSep 14, 2025

#OTD in 1874, Joseph #Macheca, later linked with the local #Mafia, plays a key role in a momentarily successful #NewOrleans #WhiteLeague insurrection against the state government.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/09/1874-white-league-revolt-in-new-orleans.html

#NOLA #Histodons #BattleOfLibertyPlace

BrewminateJul 30, 2025

The White League and Red Shirts weren’t hiding.

They were marching. Armed. Proud.

They attacked voters. Intimidated politicians. And reshaped democracy with bullets, not ballots.

We’ve seen this before.

#Brewminate #RedShirts #WhiteLeague #RacialTerror

πŸ‘‰ https://brewminate.com/white-league-and-red-shirts-racist-paramilitary-terror-in-the-late-19th-century-america/

White League and Red Shirts in Reconstruction

The White League and Red Shirts undermined Reconstruction through paramilitary violence and political terror in the post-Civil War South.

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